Road to Kentucky Derby 2013 | East Region: At a glance

» The favorite: Shanghai Bobby can't be abandoned off the first defeat of his career, but stablemate Violence takes his turn on top.

» Ones to watch: Itsmyluckyday, Overanalyze, Normandy Invasion.

» Under the radar: Northern Lion, Majestic Hussar, Eton Blue, Orb.

» Outlook: Florida looks like the single deepest group of horses. Of course, last year people thought that about Florida, and California horses wound up dominating the Triple Crown.

Saturday's Holy Bull not only launched Itsmyluckyday to the forefront but raised questions about some highly regarded horses in Bern Identity, Frac Daddy and Dewey Square, who finished 5-7 in the day's Derby prep.

Meanwhile, Itsmyluckyday, winner of the Jan. 1 Gulfstream Park Derby, now has put together two huge races. In fact, he's 4 for 4 in Florida on dirt.

It's much like the current college basketball season terrain, with no real standout and a lot could depend on who gets hot late. This is a year that horses who have only broken their maiden could burst through, much as unraced 2-year-old Bodemeister almost did last year when second in the Derby and Preakness.

Look for horses such as Orb and Cerro, both winners of 11/8-mile allowance races Saturday at Gulfstream, to make noise in subsequent preps.